Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling retail game of 2017 in Japan

The domestic Japanese video game market is up 172.9% in 2017 from 2016 for hardware and 103.8% in software thanks to the success of Nintendo Switch, which was the best-selling dedicated game system for the year with 3,407,158 units sold. PlayStation 4 took second place with 1,935,247 units sold, narrowly beating Nintendo 3DS, which achieved 1,827,131. In addition, nine out of the top 10 best-selling retail games for the year are all on Nintendo platforms:

1. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (3DS) 2,003,607
2. Splatoon 2 (Switch) 1,752,096
3. Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (3DS) 1,744,603
4. Monster Hunter XX (3DS) 1,684,991
5. Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (PS4) 1,336,180
6. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) 1,324,280
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) 1,103,744
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) 688,044
9. Pokémon Sun and Moon (3DS) 576,506
10. Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (3DS) 423,073

Source: Japanese Nintendo